A Covid survivor tells us what may await if we don’t take care
COMMENT Some people continue to be complacent about becoming infected by Covid-19, even with the uncertainties posed by the latest variant in the run-up to the normally busy festive season.
A letter for anti-vaccination people
Dear Editor, I’m fully vaccinated and, no, I don’t know what’s in it – neither in this vaccine, nor the ones I had as a child, nor in the Big
Traditional board games
Christmas is upon us once again with the wonderful food and the presents but, most importantly, family time because Christmas is when we have more time to be together and
New adopted rescue dog teaches lessons about love
Almost a year ago, our dog named Lola died after spending all 15 years of our retirement so far as our loyal and loving companion. Lola was a classic rescue.
Discrimination against unvaccinated children
Dear Editor, I wanted to thank you for all your well written and unbiased articles on covid. The latest one about Dr Francisco Abecasis (‘Paediatric specialist refutes notion that unvaccinated
Re: ‘Brits in Limbo’ cover story (December 9 edition)
Dear Editor, I read with great personal interest your recent cover story about SEF delays processing residency applications. I thought I might also add a further dimension to the problem
The scent of luxury
Algarve Candle Company is the joint venture of a mother and daughter who wanted to innovate For Pamela Twentyman and Lauren Slaterhe, the Algarve was always the go-to holiday destination.
Be a superhero and challenge Santa
Back when the dinosaurs ruled the world, Daniela and I started a petition on Avaaz to try to save a little birding area down in the Algarve called Salgados. I
For Everyone Who’s Been Suffering
Our world has changed like never before And our lives have changed too So many families suffering every day And this virus is here to stay We were all caught
Covid-19 report: Why has the Algarve been most affected?
Dear Editor, There has been a lot of talk lately about Omicron, and this has obscured what is actually happening on the ground in Europe and specifically in Portugal. The









